Hay costs soar as 1980 drought cuts South Carolina harvest
South Carolina farmers report hay prices doubling from $60-$100 to $150-$175 per ton after a drought reduced the 1980 harvest by nearly 100 000 tons from a 452 000 ton previous year. Some producers sell livestock, convert crops to silage, or face bankruptcy while beef prices rise. Clemson expert Henry Webster notes brood cows consume about 1.5 tons over a six month winter feeding period. few large producers will escape hardship.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Webster
Conflict Of Interest Hearing Sought In SCE&G Rate Case
Circuit Judge Walter T. Cox sets March 3 to hear whether PSC members and lawmakers must testify about alleged conflicts in the SCE&G rate case. A coalition seeks to overturn last July's 33 million dollar annual rate increase and questions ties between lawmakers and the PSC.
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Columbia
Walter T. Cox
State Public Service Commission
PSC
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
Coalition
L. Marion Gressette
Calhoun
Rembert C. Dennis
D-Berkeley
John A. Martin
D-Fairfield
Robert C. Lake
D-Newberry
John D. Long
D-Union
Sce&g
Florida
Rudolph Mitchell
Henry G. Yance
Fred A. Fuller Jr
Guy Butler
Lewis Moss
Julian LeaMond
Ethics Arises In Murder Trial In Lexington
Judge Julius Baggett recused himself from ruling on a defense motion to remove the 11th Circuit solicitor's office from the case of Ronald Francis Smart charged with four Cayce-area killings in August 1978. Baggett cited past ties to Dale DuTremble, triggering transfer to Judge George Bell Timmerman for the pretrial decision.
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Lexington
Ronald Francis Smart
Julius Baggett
Smart
11Th Circuit
Cayce
Donald V. Myers
Dale DuTremble
Baggett
Lexington County Public Defender’s Office
DuTremble
George Bell Timmerman
Three Indicted In Bank Robbery Case In Summerville
A Summerville bank holdup left a woman hostage and a suspect shot by police. Henry Mack, 29, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and armed robbery and received life in prison. Leroy Ferrell, Christopher Taylor, and Tyrone Smith were indicted on the same five charges and pleaded not guilty.
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ST. George
Summerville
Dorchester County
Grand Jury
Henry John Mack
John Hamilton Smith
Mack
Leroy Ferrell
Jedbury
Christopher Taylor
Tyrone Smith
Norma Rae Not Shown On Station WCBD TV Charleston
WCBD TV management will consider airing Norma Rae if ABC offers it again after pre empting the film for My Darling Lili. Station manager Virgil V Evans cites no political motive and notes the movie about labor organizing drew about 150 phone calls.
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Charleston
Wcbd-Tv
ABC
Virgil V. Evans
Norma Rae
WCBD
Darling Lili
Rock Hudson
Julie Andrews
Sally Field
Woman Drives Over Grandson in Tragic Accident
A 3-year-old boy, Lamont Nesmith, was killed when his grandmother Meloner Nesmith backed a pickup on a dirt road in Williamsburg County. Coroner Harrison McKnight said the driver apparently did not see the child behind the vehicle.
Rita Jenrette Says Playboy Pictures Were Johns Idea
Rita Jenrette claims her husband John Jenrette suggested nude photos for Playboy to cover legal bills from his Abscam bribery trial and other expenses. She appeared on NBC Tomorrow and ABC Good Morning America saying she enjoyed the session and faces divorce battles, while noting $1,000 daily costs from the October conviction.
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Rita Jenrette
John Jenrette
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Playboy Magazine
Abscam
Nbc-Tv
Tom Snyder
Jenrette
Playboy Mansion
Chicago
Snyder
FBI
Jennette
Charleston
U.S. Capitol
Congress
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